Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-25

rue lulN entertainment ~ the last III the I VI.
G. A. course Of this season
BrRtiIebOro.
The agitation of the creamery question
among the farmers in town has at length re
suited in "A call for meeting to be held at
Engine hall, West Brattleboro, tomorrow
afternoon The project seems to meet with
very general favor. 1t is understood that
some $4,000 will be needed to give the un-
dertaking IA good start, and it is believed
that this sum can he raised without much
effort.
ID. 5. Pratt having again come into pos
session of the tract of land opposite his res
idence ON Western avenue, proposes, after
the snow has gone off, to have it surveyed
and divided into building lots. The tract
has "A frontage of some 10 rods ON the ave
nue., and by running n street through It
parallel Herewith from Crosby street. and
another from the avenue at the west end
some 30 good sized building lots will be oh
tanned, besides those fronting ON the Brook
road.
The Warren tannery at Centreville, with
the adjacent cottage occupied 10y Geo. W.
Pond, came into the possession Of the Brat
tleboru savings bank ON the 18th
The temperance text books supplied by
the state have arrived and are in charge Of
the district clerk. =. ". kimhall The
number provided for the town is about / 100.
Of which $50 are for this district.
Burlington and Rutland people, especially
the former, make loud complaints OF inetii-
Client and delayed mail service since incunl-
petent Democratic postal clerks have been
put IN place Of the we'll experienced Repuh-
hcan clerks. The Merchants National bank
of Burlington has been one Of the worst
sufferers, and We understand that letters for
that institution have repeatedly come to the
BrattebOro office from both the New York
and Boston routes. through the careles,mess
or ignorance of mail clerks. For some time
the inefficient character of the service he
tween Bellows Falls and Rutland has been
"a source of annoyance TO people here who
have correspondents ON that route.
'Narietys the very spice of life" 1t
was at the crazy tea in the Lend a Hand
rooms last evening, rs we poured baked
beans from "A pitcher and with fork hshed
out a cube of butter from the depths of tin
basin, and did other equally eccentric
things, that these words of the great poet
came to mind with an added force and
beauty. As for the costumes worn by the
waters, we fail to recall words of any poet,
| great or small, to adequately describe them,
but car truly say that they were wonderful
/ to behold, and one, at least, attracted much
attention by the tidy-nes Of its decoration.
Altogether, it was a very merry occasion
and Melted a snug little sum for the Indian
school in Montana.
The board of trade have caused 70 be
hung in the Brooks House two books where
buyers and sellers may make their want.
II II In
others who have anything to sell live stock
produce, or what not, may record the fact
and in the other those who want t. buy any
article may register the fact. The idea is q
good one aud amounts, in effect, to regu
lar exchange meeting
The Fortnightly club will hold its regular
meeting next Tuesday evening.
Carrick Brothers of St Johnsbury. tn,
contractors for the granite work of the sol
diers' monument, are on the ground th
week, and making ready to push forwar,
rapidly the work Of cutting the bases an,
dies and completing the work Of construc
ton. The cut work which has been don,
at St Iohnsbury during the winter has ar
rived.
Heavy frosts in Georgia and the Carroll
mas have inflicted great losses on the grow
ers of early vegetation for the northern
markets
Representatives Of the several roads in
terested met ut Springfield ON We,lnrsda
to make arrangements for next season
White Mountain express train, which wi
begin running ON Monday, June %, and b
taken off ON Saturday, Oct l. The run
ming time will be about the same as las
year, except that the down train will b
express all the way and make the trip al
hour and three quarters quicker than las
year
A good many people availed themselve
ON Sunday and Monday of the bright SUI
shine, and so much bare ground as the raj
road track afforded, TO walk up to the Wes
river and inspect the span of the new nan
row gauge bridge which crosses the higl
way. The framework of the bridge
complete and the horses ON which it wa
, thrown across have been removed
Eggs have evidently touched bottom
/ at - IN IL cents per dozen in the loci
market.
A large audience greeted the "Zozon con
pany at opera hall last Saturday evenin.
"Zozo' is fairy play, which by the star
ling and laughable situations and man
specialtes introduced, produced pleasi
, effect, hut it can hardly be classed as an il
/ spring or instructive entertainment.
Miss Zetta Stewart is engaged in drillh
the young ladies of Emmanuel church, BE
! lows Falls, in preparation for a present,
ton of the Dairy Maids ~
t Tax payers will find inventory blanks
t VIM. $. Newton's store.
t Geo. Roberts, son Of James Roberts ,
a Jacksonville and lately clerk in a store
D North Adams, is the new assistant at Sticl
ney Brothers.
Mrs. Pitkn has decided to add piaz,
= to the front and west side of her house ,
Western avenue, and has engaged r.
r knight to do the work,
The Sovereigns had a large attendan,
!, at their sugar party Wednesday evening
- and what with the lOS pounds of sugi
disposed of and the vocal aud instrument
music, readings, etc, supplied by way
Y intellectual entertainment the occasion w
n a very pleasant one.
= Investigation of several recent local col
= plants of the non-receipt of letters mail
= for, or sent to, the Brattleboro post ofiic
revealed the fact that the missing lette
q had been carried about for week or tv
q in sundTy overcoat pockets by the abseI
= minded wearers of the coats, while in o.
"a case letter had gone 10 the dead letter {
= fee because of insufficient direction.
a Many Brattleboro people have receiv
It cards this week announcing that VIM.
e Waite, formerly Of this place, and now
e Valentine, Neb., is in the land and lo
s. agency business and ready 10 locate ne
If corners, attend 10 land office business. al
r, negotiate loans ON real estate and chatte
r The name of Mr., Waites father does n
e appear, though it has been understood I'll
he would take up this line of business
Is the west. Nothing is said about olferi
special inducements 10 the old First Natio
al bank stockholders.
!: Rev. II. II. Shaw, principal of the W,
ID Brattleboro academy, supplied the Congl
re gational pulpit last Sunday morning, prea,
E. ing am able sermon from the text, 80
r yourselves like men" Next Sunday, /
T. last of Mr.. Days absence. the pulpit "
III be supplied by Rev. G. II. Merrill of /
lr West village
n p b, De Wolf the tea dealer. has ma
Of application TO be allowed 10 take the DC
u debtors oath in the case of Shopleigh
t. Co. against him for debt. A hearing
the case viii be held in Boston next Tu